Forbes: The World's Highest-Paid Musicians 2013

1. Madonna ($125 Million)

The bulk of Madge’s millions this year come from the tail end of her MDNA Tour, which grossed $305 million. Madonna augments her income with heady merchandise sales at concerts as well as her Material Girl clothing line and Truth or Dare fragrance.

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10. Beyoncé ($53...After a year off following the birth of baby Blue Ivy, Beyoncé is back on the road with her Mrs. Carter World Tour—a nod to husband Jay Z, whom she out-earned once again—and makes it back to the upper reaches of our list. In addition to grossing over $2 million in every city she plays, she still collects cash from old hits and non-musical ventures including new deals with Pepsi and H&M, as well as her House of Dereon clothing line.

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9. Elton John ($...The ageless Rocketman continues to cash in on the road, averaging over $1 million per city per night. He released new album "Diving Board"—his first solo effort in seven years—after the end of our scoring period; with more touring planned from Las Vegas to Moscow, he’s poised for another big year in 2014.

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8. Taylor Swift ...Swift released her fourth studio album, "Red," in October 2012 and sold 1.2 million copies in week one. The album's first single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," became her first to top Billboard's Hot 100 chart. She parlayed that success into endorsement deals with Diet Coke, Sony and Covergirl, not to mention big bucks on the road.

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7. Justin Bieber...Since appearing on the cover of Forbes last year, the Canadian crooner has toured the world and earned another $58 million (that sum would have been even higher if we hadn't credited him with a double-digit million-dollar merchandise advance last year). He also owns stakes in startups including Enflick, Tinychat and Spotify.

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6. Bruce Springs...The Boss returns to the upper reaches of this list thanks to concert grosses in excess of $1 million per city on his latest worldwide tour; he’s said to be working on a new album that could be released in early 2014.

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5. Coldplay ($64...The pop-rockers have long been compared to Irish supergroup U2, and this year Coldplay out-earned its predecessors on the strength of a world tour that pulled in more than $3 million per city. The band has ascended the ranks of our list with a little help from some superstar friends: frontman Chris Martin and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow are often spotted with Beyoncé (No. 10) and Jay Z (No. 18), who's been known to join Coldplay onstage.

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4. Toby Keith ($...Country’s top earner pulled in $270 million over the past five years from millions of records sold, hundreds of concerts played, 18 restaurants opened and one mescal line launched. "The beauty is where it synergizes with my label," he explained to FORBES earlier this year. "I don’t have to look for a place [for my acts] to play. It’s cost-effective as crap … they’re in Toby’s house. They’re drinking Toby’s liquor. That’s Toby’s act. And then we’re moving to the next town."

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3. Bon Jovi ($79...The ageless New Jersey rockers said it best themselves: Because We Can. That's the name of their latest stadium tour, which is grossing over $3 million per city. All in all, the group earned more than Kanye West, Skrillex and Carrie Underwood. Last fall, frontman Jon Bon Jovi celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Soul Kitchen, a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Red Bank, N.J.

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2. Lady Gaga ($8...Though her ARTPOP album was released after the end of our scoring period, the Queen Monster raked in cash on the road before succumbing to a hip injury earlier this year. The tour still grossed $168 million; had she been able to finish, she would have likely topped $200 million.

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1. Madonna ($125...The bulk of Madge’s millions this year come from the tail end of her MDNA Tour, which grossed $305 million. Madonna augments her income with heady merchandise sales at concerts as well as her Material Girl clothing line and Truth or Dare fragrance.